Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority.
New American Standard Bible
and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
King James Version
And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Holman Bible
and said to Him: “Tell us, by what authority are You doing these things? Who is it who gave You this authority?”
International Standard Version
and asked him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?"
A Conservative Version
And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
American Standard Version
and they spake, saying unto him, Tell us: By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Amplified
and said to Him, “Tell us by what kind of authority You are doing these things? Or who is the one who gave You this authority?”
An Understandable Version
They said to Him, "Tell us, by what authority are you doing these things [i.e., miracles and teaching]? Or, who is the one who gave you this authority?"
Anderson New Testament
and spoke to him, saying: Tell us by what authority you do these things? or, who is he that gave you this authority?
Common New Testament
and said to him, "Tell us by what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is that gave you this authority."
Daniel Mace New Testament
and thus accosted him, tell us by what authority do you act thus? and whence do you derive that authority?
Darby Translation
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things, or who is it who has given thee this authority?
Godbey New Testament
and they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is the one having given you this authority?
Goodspeed New Testament
and said to him, "Tell us what authority you have for doing as you do, or who gave you any such authority?"
John Wesley New Testament
And spake to him saying, Tell us, by what authority dost thou these things, and who is he that gave thee this authority?
Julia Smith Translation
And they spake to him, saying, Say to us, by what authority doest thou these? or who is he having given thee this authority?
King James 2000
And spoke unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you these things? or who is he that gave you this authority?
Lexham Expanded Bible
and said, saying to him, "Tell us, by what authority you are doing these [things], or who is the one who gave you this authority?
Modern King James verseion
And they spoke to Him, saying, Tell us, by what authority do you do these things? Or who is he who gave you this authority?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And spake unto him, saying, "Tell us by what authority thou doest these things? Either, who is he that gave thee this authority?"
Moffatt New Testament
"Tell us," they said, "what authority you have for acting in this way? Who was it that gave you this authority?"
Montgomery New Testament
They spoke to him saying. "Tell us by what authority you are doing these things? Who is it that gave you this authority?"
NET Bible
and said to him, "Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who it is who gave you this authority?"
New Heart English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
Noyes New Testament
and spoke to him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Sawyer New Testament
and spoke to him saying, Tell us by what authority you do these things? and who gave you this authority?
The Emphasized Bible
and spake, saying, unto him - Tell us, by what authority, these things, thou art doing, and, who, is it, that gave thee this authority.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and spake to him, saying, Tell us by what authority thou doest these things or who is he that giveth thee this authority?
Twentieth Century New Testament
And addressing him, said: "Tell us what authority you have to do these things. Who is it that has given you this authority?"
Webster
And spoke to him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority?
Weymouth New Testament
together with the Elders, and they asked Him, "Tell us, By what authority are you doing these things? And who is it that gave you this authority?"
Williams New Testament
and said to Him, "Tell us what sort of authority you have for doing as you do, or who is it that gave you such authority?"
World English Bible
They asked him, "Tell us: by what authority do you do these things? Or who is giving you this authority?"
Worrell New Testament
and spake, saying to Him, "Tell us by what authority Thou art doing these things, or who gave Thee this authority?"
Worsley New Testament
Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who it is that gave thee this authority?
Youngs Literal Translation
and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus' Authority Challenged
1 And it came about on one of those days, when he was teaching the people in the Temple and preaching the good news, 2 That the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people came to him and said, Make clear to us by what authority you do these things and who gave you this authority. 3 And in answer he said to them, I will put a question to you, and do you give me an answer:
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Cross References
Exodus 2:14
And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
John 2:18
Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
Acts 7:27
But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
Matthew 21:23-27
And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?
Mark 11:28-33
And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?
Luke 19:35-40
And they took him to Jesus, and they put their clothing on the ass, and Jesus got on to him.
Luke 19:45-46
And he went into the Temple and put out those who were trading there,
John 5:22-27
The Father is not the judge of men, but he has given all decisions into the hands of the Son;
Acts 4:7-10
Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?
Acts 7:35-39
This Moses, whom they would not have, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent to be a ruler and a saviour, by the hand of the angel whom he saw in the thorn-tree.
Acts 7:51
You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.